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#5B87AE Color

#5B87AE is rgb(91, 135, 174) in RGB, hsl(208, 34%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 22%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5B87AE
HEX#5B87AE
RGBrgb(91, 135, 174)
HSLhsl(208, 34%, 52%)
HSVhsv(208, 48%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 22%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(60.7% 0.077 246.2)
LABlab(54.30% -7.32 -25.73)
LCHlch(54.30% 26.75 254.12)

What #5B87AE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #5B87AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 5.29Silver Lake Blue#5D89BAΔE 5.71Steel Blue#4682B4ΔE 7.55Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 7.56Glaucous#6082B6ΔE 8.41Blue-gray#6699CCΔE 9.33

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#5B87AE Channel Values

How #5B87AE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 91 · G 135 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 208° · S 34% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 208° · S 48% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.8:1 vs white · 5.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5B87AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5B87AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5B87AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5B87AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5B87AE
Complementary
#AE825B
Analogous
#5BAEAB
Analogous
#5B5EAE
Triadic
#AE5B87
Triadic
#87AE5B
Split comp.
#AE5B5E
Split comp.
#AEAB5B

Tints & Shades of #5B87AE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7399BA
#87A8C4
#9FB9D0
#B4C8DA
#CCDAE6
#E0E9F0

Shades

#4C759A
#406382
#34516A
#2A4155
#1E2F3E
#131D26

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5B87AE.

How #5B87AE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#5B87AE
Protanopia#8181AE
Protanomaly#7483AE
Deuteranopia#7B7BAF
Deuteranomaly#6F80AE
Tritanopia#518D8D
Tritanomaly#558A9B
Achromatopsia#838383

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Using #5B87AE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-5b87ae: #5B87AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5B87AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5b87ae': '#5B87AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.357, green: 0.529, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_5b87ae">#5B87AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#5B87AE"

More Blue Colors

#5B87AE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5B87AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5B87AE?

#5B87AE is a mid-tone blue — rgb(91, 135, 174) in RGB and hsl(208, 34%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.29.

What is the RGB value of #5B87AE?

#5B87AE is rgb(91, 135, 174) — red 91, green 135, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5B87AE?

#5B87AE converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 22%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5B87AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5B87AE scores 3.8:1 against white and 5.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5B87AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5B87AE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 7.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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